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Eddie Griffin: Dysfunktional Family

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This live concert film features comedian Eddie Griffin performing his stand-up act. The central theme of the concert is family and how Griffin's difficult yet loving clan helped him become a star. Griffin introduces his family via anecdotes and documentary footage, relating infamous tales, including how his mother once chased him down with her car, how an uncle's drug abuse almost destroyed him and the pride another uncle took in his prodigious pornography collection.

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Critics Consensus

The humor is more profane and offensive than funny.

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Owen Gleiberman Entertainment Weekly 04/09/2003
B-
For every bit that's flatly derivative ... there's another that connects. Go to Full Review Marc Savlov Austin Chronicle 04/07/2003
1.5/5
Interminable going, not only because the forward momentum of Griffin's stand-up is routinely interrupted by annoying side trips to visit his porno-loving uncle or his cringing mom, but also because Griffin's material just isn't that funny. Go to Full Review Richard Roeper Ebert & Roeper 04/07/2003
... Griffin's social commentary is just as piercing and hilarious as the autobiographical stuff. Go to Full Review Brian Mckay eFilmCritic.com 05/25/2004
4/5
Even when some of his material has a "been there, heard that" sense to it, Griffin's outbursts of charisma help elevate the overall presentation. Go to Full Review Michael Dequina TheMovieReport.com 01/18/2004
3/4
Click to read review Go to Full Review Josh Bell Las Vegas Weekly 09/06/2003
2/5
Griffin's paean to beating your children is more than a little disturbing. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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03/02/2015 A hilarious stand up film/documentary. See more 07/11/2012 Actually pretty good! See more 03/23/2012 I thought this comedy special was going to be downright hilarious. While it had some funny moments, Dysfunktional Family disappointed. It was too reliant on racial humor, something that all black comics seem to fall back to if they run of other material. However, it's all racial humor I have heard before from Eddie Murphy, Richard Pryor, and Chris Rock. The 9/11 bits were OK but not as funny either. The best part of the documentary were about his crazy uncles and his white grandfather. True life is always funnier than observational humor. I am still a big Eddie Griffin fan but I think he is capable of doing much better than this. See more 06/03/2011 funny from start to finish....funniest stand up I've seen since.....Eddie Murphy 'Raw' & 'Delirious' See more 11/24/2010 one hell of a stand-up performance See more 07/11/2010 eddies best shit . itd be nice to see more of him today See more Read all reviews
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George Gallo

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Eddie Griffin

Self

Eddie Griffin

Writer

Eddie Griffin

Producer

David Permut

Producer

Paul Brooks

Producer

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Eddie Griffin: Dysfunktional Family

Eddie Griffin: Dysfunktional Family (2003) Eddie Griffin and Uncle Curtis in George Gallo's DYSFUNKTIONAL FAMILY. Eddie Griffin with director George Gallo filming George Gallo's DYSFUNKTIONAL FAMILY. View more photos

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Synopsis This live concert film features comedian Eddie Griffin performing his stand-up act. The central theme of the concert is family and how Griffin's difficult yet loving clan helped him become a star. Griffin introduces his family via anecdotes and documentary footage, relating infamous tales, including how his mother once chased him down with her car, how an uncle's drug abuse almost destroyed him and the pride another uncle took in his prodigious pornography collection.
Director
George Gallo
Producer
Eddie Griffin, David Permut, Paul Brooks
Screenwriter
Eddie Griffin
Distributor
Miramax Films
Production Co
Gold Circle Films
Rating
R (Drug Related Humor|Strong Sexual Content|Language)
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Apr 4, 2003, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 14, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$2.2M
Runtime
1h 23m
Sound Mix
Surround, Dolby SR, Dolby Digital, Dolby A, Dolby Stereo
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)